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If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

10.06.2025 04:25

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

HIPAA violations

That’s what it is. You have no right to use other people’s stuff. If people let you use their stuff, they can tell you how you can use it, and they can tell you to stop using it any time they want.

Insider trading

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Perjury

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

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False advertising

Conspiracy

Fraud

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Terroristic threats

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

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Trade secrets

You have freedom of speech. If I loan you my computer, I can tell you not to use it for certain things, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

If you’re wondering why free speech doesn’t apply to the internet, it’s because you have no right to use other people’s stuff for free.

Why have cell phones, the internet, and reality TV turned the world into a toilet, as this has not advanced us in any way?

You have freedom to travel. If I loan you my car, I can tell you not to take it out of town, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

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Revenge porn

Child pornography